What Does Matthew Mean?

Matthew is a popular boy's name which is of Hebrew origin. It means something like a "gift of the Lord". It is taken from the Latin word "Matthaeus" which comes from the Greek word "Matthaios" derived from the original Hebrew word "Mattayyah" meaning "gift of Yahweh". It is also as per biblical accounts the name of one of the twelve apostles of Christ. Matthew is credited to have written the first Gospel that is a type of biography for the life of Jesus.

Matthew is also a popular surname, but as a surname it is spelt as Mathew with one t. It is a very important Christian name and hence it is found in other European languages as well. In Spanish it is spelt as Mateo, In Italian as Matteo, In Portuguese it is spelt as Mateus and in the French it is spelt as either Mathieu or Matthieu.

I know there are webistes on the internet you can look it up there.  I do not know right off hand without looking though.  I believe it is a name in the bible if I remember right.  I like the name.